Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Online Discussions: Implications for Instructors

Dr. Raji Swaminathan*, Thalia M. Mulvihill**
* Associate Professor, Educational Policy and Community Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA..
** Professor of Social Foundations and Higher Education, Teachers College, Ball State University, USA.
Periodicity:October - December'2013
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.10.3.2503

Abstract

This paper is based on a qualitative study that investigated graduate student perspectives of online discussions in higher education courses. The data are drawn primarily from interviewsand student journal entries. The study examined student experiences of online discussions from a “technorealist” perspective thereby taking into account not only the potential but also the limitations of online spaces for teaching and learning. This paper focuses on some of the popular claims of asynchronous discussions as presented in the literature; along with findings from a study of student perspectives of the same. Finally, the implications of the findings for online instructors are discussed.

Keywords

Online Education, Cognitive

How to Cite this Article?

Swaminathan, R., and Mulvihill, T. M.(2013). Graduate Students' Perceptions of Online Discussions: Implications For Instructors. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 10(3), 27-34. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.10.3.2503

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